Check our BlackHistoryUSA page on this web site for information about Black History Resources in Greater New Haven.
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| A Suggested Reading List: "The Covenant with Black America." www.buzzle.com/editorials "Moving The Covenant Into Action" "I Dream for You a World" - A Covenant for Children - "Our Foundational Covenant - Strengthening the Family" The Jamestown Project By The Rivers of Babylon, by Cindy Brown Austin Do yourself a favour, read this book ASAP. The Audacity of Hope -by - Barack Obama - U.S. The Measure of A Man - by Sidney Poitier "American Slavery / American Freedom" by Edmond Morgan "White Like Me" and "Affirmative Action" by Tim Wise "I am Your Father Boy" by Ezra E.H. Griffith, M.D. Yale Professor of Psychiatry "Ralph Bunche - An American Odessey" by Brian Urqhart "The Ordeal of Integration" Progress and Resentment in America's Racial Crisis - by Orlando Patterson "The Reckoning" & "The Debt" and "What Blacks Owe To Each Other - by Randall Robinson The Autobiography of Malcolm X "The Mis-Education of the Negro" by Carter G. Woodson "Savage Inequalities - Children in America's Schools" by Jonathan. Kozol "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison "Reflecting Black" by Michael Eric Dyson "Black Politics/White Power- by Professor Yohuru Williams "Parallel Time - Brent Staples The Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison Black Boy - Richard Wright Encourage your children to go to: www.blackinventions101.com Learn more about America's Black Inventors, Black Inventions and Black Inventor Scientists Watch "21st Century Conversations" on your local access station. On CTV it is Chan. 26, Tues. 9PM & Sun. 4PM Cablevision Chan 78 - Sun. 8PM In Madison, Guilford, BCTV, NHTV & ETV Chan 18 - Thur. Friday & Sat. at various times TeleMedia Chan 10. Mon. 10PM Comm. Voice Chan 5. Mon 5PM If you ask your local access cable system to air our informative programs titled "21st Century Conversations," we will send them VHS tapes or DVD. There is no charge involved. "21st Century Conversations" is the winner of the 2001 American Cancer Society's Sword of Hope Award and 11 other awards. |
| Every day can be Black History Day in Greater NH. Look in the box below to learn more about New Haven's Black History & Cultural Gem at 162 Edgewood Ave - Visit "A Walk in Truth Christian Book Store & Art Gallery;" visit BlackPrint at: www.blackprint.com. Learn how you can preserve your family's cultural artifacts for generations to come. Call (203) 782-2159 for more information |
| Check out New Haven's main African-American publication: The INNER-CITY NEWSPAPER, by Penfield Communication. 50 Fitch St. New Haven ... in New Haven. Established: 1990. INSIGHT NEWS. Insight News, Inc. ... www.africanamericanyearbook.com/files2006/06aay_p258-276.pdf The paper welcomes input and ideas for articles from the community |
| Pick up a 2008 issue (at the Post Office) of: DEVOTION: A Journal of Cultural and Christian Perspectives Calls-to-action and social activism throughout Connecticut, also other
Calls-to-action requests: action@devotionreader.com Web site: www.devotionreader.com Phone: (203) 650-2268 Publisher: Lisa Monroe Watch "21st Century Conversations" weekly on public access stations. |
| Visit the web sites below for valuable health care info. for Blacks and Hispanics: 1. Black Health Care.com Addressing the Health Care Issues of African-Americans www.blackhealthcare.com 2. Office of Minority Health www.omhrc.gov www.kff.org 3. Race, Ethnicity & Health www.kaiser.edu/topic 4. Hepatitis Information www.liverfoundation.org 5. Diabetes Education www.diabetes.org 6. Black Health Net The Online Source of Health Information for African Americans ... Specializes in research on minority health care, lifestyles, and disease. . www.africanamericans.com/Health. 7. Latino Health Info: Health Sciences Library - UNC ...Latino Health Information for Health Care Providers and Patients ... www.hsl.unc.edu/Services 8. ICC - Hispanics / Latinos and CancerPoverty, lack of insurance, low education, limited access to health care, .. Hispanics and tobacco. ... www. iccnetwork.org/ cancerfacts 9. Our Bodies Ourselves - Navigating the Health Care System - Women's ...Their consumer network contains summaries of Cochrane Reviews written for a consumer audience as well as information to help people understand health care www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/companion A Domestic Violence Resource A Call To Men is a National Organization Dedicated to Ending Violence Against Women. Email: acalltomen4@msn.com Website: www.acalltomen.com Phone: (845) 354-2556 or 917-922-6408 They will design and present educational programs for your church, business or community organization. Watch "21st Century Conversations" on CTV Chan. 26 on Sun. 6PM & on Cablevision 78 - Sun. 8PM for valuable information on a wide range of topics. Knowledge is Power! Build up your store-house. Order a "21st Century" TV program. Go to our Contact Us page at: www.oneoworldpi.org/contactus to place an order "Control what people know and you will control what they do." Take Control - get informed! Get into action! Check our TV Schedules page for information on other channels that carry "21st Century Conversations"TV programs. www.oneworldpi/TVSchedules Also, learn about the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Schomburg has a rich heritage. Learn more. The New York Public Library 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801 Visit: www.schomburgcenter.org |
Who are the people in this
montage of images?
What contributions have they
made, or are making to the the
United States and the world?
Can you tell your child/
children something specific
about each one?
| Learn about the Jamestown Project at Harvard (617) 496-4247 Visit: www.jamestownproject.org E-mail: info@jamestownproject.org Mailing Address: The Jamestown Project at Harvard 125 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 329 Cambridge, MA 02138 This is a rich & dynamic information resource in the community Issue Areas The Jamestown Project recognizes that there are a variety of issues that must be addressed holistically to create change. Our fellows have a range of scholarly, grass-roots, and policy interests and expertise, which will translate into a vigorous national dialogue with diverse new leaders giving voice and vocabulary to important issues of the day. Jamestown addresses a range of issues - both at abstract levels of theory and on a grassroots level - including: Retelling the American Narrative, Democracy, Citizenship, and Stewardship, Criminal Justice, Family Values, Morality and Our Culture, Religion, Race, Equality, Economic and Social Justice, Health and Health Care, and Militarism. Projects Over the next twenty-four to thirty-six months, Jamestown will enact programs and action projects related to issue areas discussed in the "While Democracy Sleeps" White Paper that are central to our concern about promoting racial and class equity by effecting systemic and social change. Storytelling Project Covenant Action Manual Project The Foundational Covenant - "Strengthening the Family" Presidential Election 2008 Upcoming Book Projects Read The Covenant with Black America - A national plan of action to address the primary concerns of African Americans today. Check with the Jamestown Project on what they are doing to put The Covenant into operations. www.covenantwithblackamerica.com March is Women's History Month, but you can learn everyday Learn about the real pioneers: Black Women in Congress Two black women were pioneers in their service in the U.S. Congress:
Both were women who were, above all, themselves, even as they faced discrimination as women and as African Americans.
Shirley Chisholm - biography Barbara Jordan - biography Shirley Chisholm Quotes Barbara Jordan Quotes Women in Congress Women in the Senate Famous Black Women http://womenshistory.about.com/od/holidays/a/black_history.htm Also check out these links for much more detailed information: Women in Black History An ever-expanding list of resources for learning about notable African American women and other women of Black History. You'll find women who are well-known and women who should be better-known, from early America and slavery to the 21st century, including the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights movement. See also: African American History and Women: Timeline 1492-present Women in Black History: A - M & N - Z http://womenshistory.about.com/od/africanamerican/a/black_women.htm |
Jamaican Emblems
The National Flag
National Coat of Arms and Motto
Out of Many, One People
National Flower: Lignum Vitae
" Wood of Life"
National Tree: Blue Mahoe
National Fruit: Ackee
National Bird: The Dr Bird or
Swallow-tail Humming Bird
National Dish: Salt Fish &
Ackee
National Beer, Red Stripe
National Costume for Women
National Anthem: Jamaica,
the Land We Love
Eternal Father bless our land,
Guard us with Thy mighty
hand;
Keep us free from evil pow'rs,
Be our light through countless
hours.
To our leaders, Great
Defender,
Grant true wisdom from above,
Justice, Truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love,
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica,
land we love.
Teach us true respect for all,
Stir response to duty's call;
Strengthen us the weak to
cherish,
Give us vision lest we perish,
Knowledge send us, heavenly
Father,
Grant true wisdom from above.
Justice, Truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love,
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica,
land we love.
The National Flag
National Coat of Arms and Motto
Out of Many, One People
National Flower: Lignum Vitae
" Wood of Life"
National Tree: Blue Mahoe
National Fruit: Ackee
National Bird: The Dr Bird or
Swallow-tail Humming Bird
National Dish: Salt Fish &
Ackee
National Beer, Red Stripe
National Costume for Women
National Anthem: Jamaica,
the Land We Love
Eternal Father bless our land,
Guard us with Thy mighty
hand;
Keep us free from evil pow'rs,
Be our light through countless
hours.
To our leaders, Great
Defender,
Grant true wisdom from above,
Justice, Truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love,
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica,
land we love.
Teach us true respect for all,
Stir response to duty's call;
Strengthen us the weak to
cherish,
Give us vision lest we perish,
Knowledge send us, heavenly
Father,
Grant true wisdom from above.
Justice, Truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love,
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica,
land we love.
| Get all of your health check ups on a regular basis. The Right To Healthcare & Well-Being - is the #1 Covenant.
Every Feb. for Black History Month, we focus on a range of programs and issues with emphasis on the Black Community. Send us your ideas for future programs. Help us to serve the community more effectively. In Feb. 2007, we produced several programs. Enola Aird hosted dynamic conversations on significant issues. We hope to do so again in 2008. 1) "Emotional Emancipation?" & "Moving The Covenant Into Action." Join us for rebroadcast of some of the programs done in past years 2) "Roles and Depictions of Blacks in Comic Books." You can order a DVD or VHS copy of this educational program. 3) The Jamestown Project : Visit: www.jamestownproject.org to learn more about this dynamic program directed by Stephanie Robinson, Esq., Founding President & CEO. VISIT A Walk In Truth Christian Books & BlackPrint Emporium 162 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 - (203) 782-2159 A truly unique place in New Haven and in Connecticut Visit: www.blackprint.com
Call BlackPrint at (203) 782-1259 and set up an appointment for a cultural tour. BlackPrint Emporium - Selling us on ourselves. Would you like to restore & preserve that old picture of great- grandmother, but do not know how? Take it to BlackPrint and preserve it for future generations. Visit: www.blackprint.com to learn more. Send Bea Dozier-Taylor an Email: bea@blackprint.com |
| Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer had a 6th grade education, barely. She was short, she had a limp due to childhood Polio. Yet, in 1964, Hamer spoke in front of the Credentials Committee to the Democratic National Convention, in a televised proceeding that reached millions of viewers. President Lyndon Johnson tried to block her speech from being broadcasted by requesting network time at the same time she was speaking, but ABC had already interrupted its broad-cast of the movie "Judgement at Nurenberg" to carry a part of Mrs. Hamer's speech. She told the committee how African- Americans in many states across the country were prevented from voting through illegal tests, taxes and intimidation. As a result of her speech, two delegates of the MFDP were given speaking rights at the convention and the other members were seated as honorable guests. Hamer was an inspirational figure to many involved in the struggle for civil rights. She lived from Oct. 6, 1917 to March 14, 1977. She was 59. Whenever life beats you down and you feel like giving up: Visit: www.ibiblio.org/sncc/hamer Learn more about this remarkable woman and what she was able to accomplish. She was beaten and battered so that you --as a black person-- could have the right to vote! Please do not take that right for granted; it came at a high price. The Covenant with Black America is no longer a conversation; it is a call to action. Get a copy of The Covenant in Action and the Foundational Covenant "Strengthening the Family" and learn more. Explore The Ten Covenants with Black America 1. Healthcare and Well-Being 2. Education 3. Criminal Justice 4. Police Accountability 5. Affordable Neighborhoods 6. Voting 7. Rural Development 8. Economic Prosperity 9. Environmental Justice 10. Digital Divide Call (203) 782-2159 - BlackPrint Emporium 162 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 Order a copy of all Covenant Books Black people can never become "economically empowered" unless those who are striving to serve the Black community get the economic support of the community. BlackPrint Emporium has been providing Cultural and Spiritual Resources to the Black Community since 1988. It offers:
Support the only Black Bookstore in Greater New Haven - Write to Bea Dozier-Taylor at: bea@blackprint.com Visit the web site: www.blackprint.com |
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See if you can find:
Oprah Winfrey,
Maya Angelou,
Marcus Garvey,
Lucretia Mott,
Dr. Martin Luther King
Robert (Bob) Nesta Marley
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Malcolm X -
Find out who the others
are and see what you can find
out about them.
Oprah Winfrey,
Maya Angelou,
Marcus Garvey,
Lucretia Mott,
Dr. Martin Luther King
Robert (Bob) Nesta Marley
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Malcolm X -
Find out who the others
are and see what you can find
out about them.
OneWorld
Inc.
Inc.
OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc., is a 501(C)3 Community Organization and Public Charity which focuses on:
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| Our Motto: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." We are striving to bring you illuminating information with every television program we present. Please help us to help you; make a tax deductible contribution to OneWorld, Inc. We are all volunteers. Watch "21st Century Conversations" weekly. Let us hear from you. Send us an email or call us - oneworldpi@yahoo.com |
Do you know about Mrs. Fannie Lou
Hamer? Read about her. Go to:
www.ibiblio.org/sncc/hamer
Hamer? Read about her. Go to:
www.ibiblio.org/sncc/hamer
"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." Education is LIGHT and Freedom
"EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WITH WHICH YOU (WE) CAN CHANGE THE
WORLD." Nelson Mandela, South African Leader
WORLD." Nelson Mandela, South African Leader
OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc. is a 501(C)3
charitable organization that researches, writes and
produces informative, television programs for the
benefit of the community. The programs air on 12 cable
stations in about 45 towns.
This organization began on June 9, 1996 when N'Zinga
Shäni (then Beverly Grant-Thomas) presented the first
TV program. She did so for several reasons.
charitable organization that researches, writes and
produces informative, television programs for the
benefit of the community. The programs air on 12 cable
stations in about 45 towns.
This organization began on June 9, 1996 when N'Zinga
Shäni (then Beverly Grant-Thomas) presented the first
TV program. She did so for several reasons.
- Concern about the poor quality of community
programs that were on the air - The local access TV station was not offering
anything she could watch, enjoy or learn from, and
- There were a great deal happening in the
community that were not being discussed.
- As an educator, she believed that the community
would benefit from informative programs on a
range of issues. Thus was born "Looking into
the 21st Century."
- In 1999 the program's title changed to
- Neither Ms. Shäni nor anyone who serves on the
Board of OneWorld, Inc. is paid for the work with
OneWorld or for the TV programs. OneWorld
must pay for every tape that is distributed to the
cable systems that broadcast the program, and
for every tape provided to guests, or to others
who request them.
- All expenses incurred on behalf of OneWorld, Inc
must be paid from funds raised on behalf of
OneWorld, Inc. We need the help of the
community to continue providing good programs.
Let us be good to ourselves and try to unshackle our minds of the
bonds of mental slavery. We can start by setting the example of not
using the "N" word to describe each other, and by encouraging our
children not to use it either. Learn the origin of the "N" word.
Visit this link and discuss what you see with your children.
Abolish the "N" word. There is NOTHING positive about using the
"N" word to each or about each other; it is poisonous.
bonds of mental slavery. We can start by setting the example of not
using the "N" word to describe each other, and by encouraging our
children not to use it either. Learn the origin of the "N" word.
Visit this link and discuss what you see with your children.
Abolish the "N" word. There is NOTHING positive about using the
"N" word to each or about each other; it is poisonous.
Stephen L. Carter
is without question one
of our contemporary
literary giants. He
brings a superior level
of intellect and
analytical sophistication
to his writing.
N'Zinga S. Shäni
Books by Prof. Carter
New England White
A Novel by Stephen L. Carter
June 2007
In 2002 Stephen Carter
wrote The Emporer of
Ocean Park
It was a great read.
New England White -
his second book of
fiction is exceptional!
Read the reviews at:
http://blogcritics.
org/archives/2007/06/25/1
62505.php
Also read these reviews
http://legalhistoryblog.
blogspot.
com/2007/07/two-
reviews-of-stephen-
carter-new.html
Then get the book and
write your own reviews
The Yale Law Professor
has also written several
other books; here is the
list:
Meet the author at:
http://www.
barnesandnoble.
com/writers/writerdetails
.asp?cid=842558
is without question one
of our contemporary
literary giants. He
brings a superior level
of intellect and
analytical sophistication
to his writing.
N'Zinga S. Shäni
Books by Prof. Carter
New England White
A Novel by Stephen L. Carter
June 2007
In 2002 Stephen Carter
wrote The Emporer of
Ocean Park
It was a great read.
New England White -
his second book of
fiction is exceptional!
Read the reviews at:
http://blogcritics.
org/archives/2007/06/25/1
62505.php
Also read these reviews
http://legalhistoryblog.
blogspot.
com/2007/07/two-
reviews-of-stephen-
carter-new.html
Then get the book and
write your own reviews
The Yale Law Professor
has also written several
other books; here is the
list:
- Reflections of an
Affirmative
Action Baby,
1991
- The Culture of
Disbelief: How
American Law
and Politics
Trivialize
Religious
Devotion, 1993
- The Confirmation
Mess: Cleaning up
the Federal
Appointments
Process, 1994
- Integrity, 1996
- The Dissent of
the Governed: A
Meditation on
Law, Religion,
and Loyalty,
1998
- Civility:
Manners, Morals,
and the Etiquette
of Democracy,
1998
- God's Name in
Vain: The
Wrongs and
Rights of
Religion in
Politics, 2000
Meet the author at:
http://www.
barnesandnoble.
com/writers/writerdetails
.asp?cid=842558